Parking in Georgetown: Let’s Line Up the Numbers
• March 7, 2018

As Originally Proposed, Georgetown Could Have Lost Up to 2,000 Visitor Spots In this issue, The Georgetowner celebrates the well-known residents and homes of Georgetown. All things real estate, home […]

Peggy Cooper Cafritz: A Life in Arts and Education
• February 21, 2018

Washington, D.C., is a city of some who — with ambition and originality — are champions of both beauty and justice. When we lose such champions, the loss is felt […]

Love and Balance
• February 7, 2018

During this month of love — and black history — not long after the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, we recall King’s words of 1967, in a speech titled “Where […]

Facing Online Competitors, Stores Get Creative
• January 24, 2018

As an unrepentant fan of local retail, The Georgetowner has challenged the idea that online shopping will wipe out our brick-and-mortar stores. Online and face-to-face shopping have their own advantages and […]

GU’s Atonement for Slave Sale Continues
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In the last year or so, Georgetown University has earnestly taken on the task of righting an awful wrong — if such a thing can be done. The university is […]

The Muffled Roar of Change
• January 10, 2018

When we look back and look forward, change is always in the middle, the motor of any discussion. In looking back at 2017, you can hear singular themes being struck. […]

2017 Georgetowners of the Year
• December 20, 2017

This year’s group includes a relentless advocate for the homeless, a police officer who knows Georgetown better than most Georgetowners, an all-volunteer business group, a social and dining club and a famed journalist and author.

Delays Envelop Mail Delivery
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It appears The Georgetowner is not alone in facing an increasingly disturbing experience. Our mail is coming later and later in the day (a pretty untenable reality for a newspaper). […]

The Honors, Minus the Trumps
• December 6, 2017

Washington is a town of traditions. Every year, certain things happen like clockwork. It’s a seasonal mix of weather, politics, sports, celebrations and events. One notable event is the Kennedy […]

Online Shopping: An Urban Myth?
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Most everyone these days believes that online sales — of clothing, accessories, household items and even groceries — are increasing to the point that brick-and-mortar stores are under a Do […]